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Ocado takes stake in 'game-changer' robotics start-up
Ocado has acquired a minority stake in a robotics start-up it says has the “potential to revolutionise” the preparation of ready-to-eat meals.
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Mike Ashley to launch 'Frasers' luxury chain
Mike Ashley is set to rebrand up to seven House of Fraser stores as ‘Frasers’, turning the clutch of shops into a new luxury chain.
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Morrisons' Potts eyes 'next-meal' delivery market
Morrisons boss David Potts has hinted that the grocer could partner with the likes of Deliveroo and JustEat as it targets the “next-meal” delivery market.
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Analysis
Analysis: Is Mike Ashley remodelling the economics of the high street?
Sports Direct tycoon Mike Ashley is one of the retail industry’s great disruptors, but are his hardball tactics for renegotiating rents at his many chains remodelling the economics of high street retail?
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Morrisons wholesale arm drives like-for-like rise in first quarter
Morrisons has unveiled positive like-for-like sales in the first quarter for the fourth consecutive year, driven by the strength of its wholesale business.
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The Works celebrates ‘successful year’ as revenues soar
The Works has cautioned full-year profits would come in at the lower end of expectations despite hailing a “successful year” of sales growth.
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Superdry issues profit warning
Superdry has issued a profit warning, after cautioning full-year profits would come in “lower than the current range of market expectations”.
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Retail Voice
Averting apocalypse: digital stores are retail’s future
Retail influencer Natalie Berg offers her take on why the high street isn’t dead – it’s just crying out for digital transformation in the form of frictionless checkout, hyper-personalisation and more.
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Styling service Stitch Fix launches in UK
US personal styling service Stitch Fix will launch in the UK this week, following a recruitment drive to enlist merchandising and styling teams.
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Opinion
Are Laura Ashley and French Connection due a revival?
Urban Outfitters’ collaborations with Laura Ashley and French Connection have filled the fashion pages of the broadsheets and glossy mags alike.
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Bonmarché board unanimously rejects Philip Day offer
Bonmarché has unanimously rejected the offer made by prospective buyer Philip Day, and said the cost-reduction plans of its board will succeed “in the medium term”.
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Joules poaches Asda exec Nick Jones as new boss
Joules has poached Asda’s clothing and general merchandise boss Nick Jones to become its new chief executive.
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Alibaba overhauls marketplace to take on Amazon
Chinese etail titan Alibaba is overhauling its business model in order to better compete with Amazon on a global scale.
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Wickes hails 'encouraging' first quarter sales
Wickes has posted an increase in sales during its first quarter, driven by a “strong turnaround” in its kitchen and bathroom categories.
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Leaders call for review of ‘unsustainable’ business rates
The president of the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) is calling for an independent review of the “uneconomical, unsustainable and unintelligible” business rates system.
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Analysis
From geeks to entrepreneurs: who should be on your board?
Superdry founder Julian Dunkerton’s recent coup resulted not just in his return to the retailer, but the resignation of his entire board. As he seeks to rebuild from scratch, we look at what skills and experience are needed for the perfect retail board.
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Retail sales 'below expectation' for April, despite Easter boost
Retail sales were “below expectation” for the month of April, despite the Easter long weekend, according to the latest BRC-KPMG Retail Sales Monitor.
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Credit insurer Atradius slashes retail sector outlook
Credit insurance firm Atradius has downgraded the retail sector’s performance outlook for the year ahead from ‘fair’ to ‘poor’.